Tarkari se Tarakki: Supporting Women Farmers in J&K

Caught in the grip of patriarchy, farming in India poses a huge livelihood challenge for a single woman. As a small step towards change we embarked on a pilot project, working with ten underprivileged single women from the Kud area in the catchment of the Chenani–Nashri Tunnel project. We have helped them transition to fast moving cash crops like vegetables and helped them take up modern practices and technologies such as improved seeds, polyhouses, drip irrigation systems using rainwater harvesting, and vermicomposting solutions.